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Air Force track and field recruiting standards

Air Force lists "Recruitment" and "Walk-on" marks for men and women. The tables below copy its sprint, hurdle, 800m and 1600m/mile marks as printed. The full sheet also covers distance and field events.

NCAA Division I · Mountain West · Standards as of Aug. 1, 2026

Men
EventRecruitmentWalk-on
100m10.6510.80
200m21.7021.90
400m48.5049.30
110m hurdles14.5015.00
300m hurdles38.5040.00
800m1:531:55
1600m4:134:17
Women
EventRecruitmentWalk-on
100m12.2512.45
200m25.5026.00
400m57.5058.50
100m hurdles14.7015.20
300m hurdles45.0046.50
800m2:142:17
1600m5:055:10

Source: Recruitment/Walk-On Standards for Air Force Track & Field. Retrieved October 2026.

What Air Force's tiers mean

Recruitment
The level Air Force lists for recruitment consideration.
Walk-on
The level Air Force lists for walk-on consideration.

What the sheet also says

  • Air Force says the standards exist because of the large interest in joining the team, and apply to both recruitment and walk-on consideration.

Getting recruited by Air Force

  1. 1
    Fill out the questionnaire

    Most programs collect prospects through a recruiting questionnaire on their official site. Look for it on Air Force's track and field pages, along with the coaching staff's contact details.

  2. 2
    Email your event coach

    Keep it short. Give your events, your FAT marks with wind readings and meet dates, links to your results, your graduation year, GPA and test scores, and the meets you're running next.

  3. 3
    Be honest about where you are

    Compare your wind-legal FAT marks to the tier you're aiming for. If you're close but haven't hit it, say so and show how your last few races have trended.

  4. 4
    Follow up when you PR

    A new mark is the best reason to write again. Coaches build their recruiting boards over months, so send a time that crosses one of their lines as soon as you run it.

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Train to hit Air Force's standard

Air Force's men's 100m line is 10.65. The Sprint University app plans the speed and strength work between your PR and that mark, and adjusts each session to how recovered you are that morning.

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Sources

  1. Recruitment/Walk-On Standards for Air Force Track & Field